System for Packaging Rolls of Wet Wipes in a Soft Sided Container

ABSTRACT

A soft sided package for a wipe product is disclosed. The package is constructed of a flexible material capable of retaining a plurality of wipes. Preferably, the soft package is a refill package formed to snugly fit within the housing of a rigid wipes container.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims priority of U.S. Provisional Patent ApplicationNo. 60/858,137, which is entitled “System for Packaging Rolls of WetWipes in a Cylindrical Soft Sided Film Container,” and which was filedon Nov. 9, 2006, the entirety of which is hereby incorporated herein byreference.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Field of the Invention—This invention generally relates to wipes forconsumer healthcare, infant care, cleaning and wiping products, and inparticular, dispensing system including a refill package for a wipescontainer and a method for packaging a refill roll of a wipe product.

In the past few years, wetted wipe products or wetted towelettes havebecome extremely popular and are used in a variety number ofapplications. For example, wet wipes are extremely convenient forfamilies with children, for changing diapers and cleaning up messes—withthe soiled wipe being easily disposed of after use. Wipes for householdcleaning, dusting, mopping and sanitizing are also very popular, aspre-wetted wipes can be easily retrieved from the source container, usedonce for sanitary purposes and then thrown away after use. Wipes for usein industrial or institutional applications, such as those includingcompositions such as degreasers, wood or metal polishes, alcohols orsterilizing agents and other cleaning compositions are also gainingwidespread use.

A common form of packaging wet wipes is to provide a stack of moistenedsheets which have been packaged in a rigid plastic container. In thisformat, the wipes are stacked in the container in either a folded orunfolded configuration. For example, containers of wet wipes have beenavailable wherein each of the wet wipes stacked in the container hasbeen arranged in a folded configuration such as a c-folded, z-folded orquarter-folded configuration as are well known to those skilled in theart. Some of the folded wet wipes have also been interfolded with thewet wipes immediately above and below in the stack of wet wipes.

In another common configuration, the wet wipes are placed into acontainer in the form of a continuous web of material. The web ofmaterial includes perforations to separate the individual wet wipes, andthe web is wound into a coreless roll. In this configuration, a userwithdraws the wipe vertically from the container.

Because wipe products are typically provided in thick, rigid plasticcontainers, there is a need for replacement wipe refill packages toreduce waste of the original plastic dispensing container. Further,there are some applications where a soft wipe dispensing package,including the wipe product, would be less expensive to manufacture andprovide to the consumer and more convenient to the user thantransporting a heavier or bulkier wipe dispensing container.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The disadvantages and limitations of the background art discussed aboveare overcome by the present invention. With this invention, a soft sidedpackage for retaining a plurality of wipes is provided. It will beappreciated that any type of wetted wipes, wet cleaning cloths or otherdisposables may be included in the package of the present invention. Thesoft package is not directed to any specific wipe application and thewipes can include a wide variety of compositions, such as personalhygiene, baby care, cleaning, sanitizing, and polishing compositions.The soft package of the present invention is preferably used with awetted product, however, dry cloth or wipe products may be containedwithin the package. The wipe material itself can be any natural orsynthetic woven or nonwoven material. In particular, the material may beany airlaid, hydrospun, and/or hydroentangled nonwoven substrate knownto those skilled in the art.

In certain preferred embodiments of the present invention, the softpackage is constructed of four pieces including a bottom, a top havingan dispensing opening formed therein, a rectangular, main body sheet anda lid. The main body sheet is configured so that its side edges overlapforming an open ended, cylindrical tube. The edges of the sheet are thensecured together forming a substantially impermeable seal therebetween.The edges of the sheet can be sealed together using adhesive, welds orby any means known to those skilled in the art.

The bottom is secured to one of the open ends of the cylindrical tube,enclosing the bottom of the package to provide an area for retaining theroll of wipes. The bottom is also sealed to the sheet using adhesive,welds or by any means known to those skilled in the art suitable forimpermeably sealing the edges of the flexible packaging materialtogether. Once the bottom of the package is sealed, the roll of wipes isplaced into the area of the package along with any liquid compositionsrequired for the wipe product.

The top is then secured to the other one of the open ends of thecylindrical tube using adhesive, welds or by any means known to thoseskilled in the art. An adhesive is preferably provided on the top inorder to secure the lid to the package. The adhesive may be of any typeknown to those skilled in the art that will permit the lid to be peeledaway from and/or removed from the package. The adhesive is sufficient toprovide a substantially impermeable seal between the lid and the top ofthe package to retain moisture in the package; however, the adhesive isselected to allow a user to easily remove the lid without damaging theremaining portions of the package. The lid is then secured to thepackage over the top thereof, completely closing the dispensing openingin the top of the package.

Each of the bottom, the top, the body sheet and the removable lid of thepresent invention are constructed of a substantially flexible, thin filmor packaging material, including, but not limited to plastics, coatedpapers, foils or a combination thereof. Those skilled in the art thatthe flexible packaging material used to construct the present inventioncan be selected based on the type of wipe contained therein, andtherefore, can be selected based on such factors, including but notlimited to, moisture content and compositions included on the product,wet strength of the packaging material, the permeability of thematerial, required storage life of the product and desired materialrecycling characteristics. It will be appreciated that the flexiblematerial is preferably provided with sufficient integrity that thepackage, once constructed, can be displayed in a stand-alone manner.

The soft package of the present invention is then inserted into thewipes product container. In particular, the soft package is insertedinto a pre-used or empty rigid plastic wipes container. Preferably, thedimensions of the soft package are configured so that the package snuglyfits into the container. In this way, the soft package is not likely tofall out of the container. Accordingly, it will be readily appreciatedby those skilled in the art that the size and shape of the package isdictated by the size and shape of the original wipes container, and assuch, the package is cylindrical in this example. The cylindricalpackage can also be sized to fit a number of different cylindricalcontainers or canisters so that the package may be used as a refill fororiginal rigid containers or canister products supplied by differentmanufacturers, but all having an overall cylindrical shape.

The soft package of the present invention constructed of a flexible,compactable material with a minimum number of pieces, reducing themanufacturing cost for assembly and packaging of the wipes compared totraditional plastic container packaging. The flexible, soft material ofthe present invention also renders the soft package lightweight and lessexpensive to transport during distribution and provides a moreenvironmentally friendly system for dispensing wipes than traditionalcontainers. For example, when the roll of wipes within the package ofthe present invention is exhausted by the user, the package can becompressed and recycled or thrown away, minimizing space occupied by thediscarded package in the trash or in landfills.

The soft sided wipes package of the present invention will also workwell as a stand alone container. Consistent with the broader aspects ofthe present invention, the soft package of the present invention caninclude a soft body portion and an integrally included, resealabledispensing lid.

The resealable lid is integrally secured to the soft sided package nearthe top thereof. The lid includes an open bottom portion and a closedtop portion that is preferably hinged to the bottom portion for openingand closing the soft package of wipes. The lid is provided with adispensing mechanism or wipe retainer which allows the user toindividually dispense and perforate the wipes in the roll of wipes.

The apparatus of the present invention is of a construction which isboth durable and long lasting, and which will require little or nomaintenance to be provided by the user throughout its operatinglifetime. The apparatus of the present invention is also of inexpensiveconstruction to enhance its market appeal and to thereby afford it thebroadest possible market. Finally, all of the aforesaid advantages andobjectives are achieved without incurring any substantial relativedisadvantage.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The accompanying drawings incorporated in and forming a part of thespecification illustrate several embodiments of the present inventionand, together with the description, serve to explain the principles ofthe invention. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a is a perspective view of an assembled soft pack according tothe present invention;

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the soft pack illustrated in FIG. 1,showing assembly thereof;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the soft pack illustrated in FIGS. 1 to2, showing insertion of the pack into a wipes container;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the soft pack illustrated in FIGS. 1through 3, illustrating removal of the soft pack lid and replacement ofthe rigid lid onto the container;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the soft pack illustrated in FIGS. 1through 4, showing dispensation of the wipes from the soft pack;

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of the soft pack illustrated in FIGS. 1through 5, shown disposed within the container, taken along the line 6-6in FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a soft package of wipes according toanother embodiment of the present invention, showing an alternate lid;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a soft package of wipes illustrated inillustrated in FIG. 7, showing the alternate rigid lid integrallyincluded thereon; and

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a soft package of wipes according to yetanother embodiment of the present invention, showing an shape of thesoft package.

While the invention will be described in connection with certainpreferred embodiments, there is no intent to limit it to thoseembodiments. On the contrary, the intent is to cover all alternatives,modifications and equivalents as included within the spirit and scope ofthe invention as defined by the appended claims.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

A four piece soft package 30 containing a wetted wipe or toweletteproduct is provided consistent with the preferred embodiment of thepresent invention is illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 6. It will beappreciated that any type of wetted wipes, wet cleaning cloths or otherdisposables may be included in the package 30. As such, the presentinvention is not directed to any specific wipe application and the wipescan include a wide variety of compositions, such as personal hygiene,baby care, household cleaning, hand cleaning, sanitizing, and polishingcompositions. The soft package 30 is preferably used with a wettedproduct, however, dry cloth or wipe applications may be contained withinthe package.

The wipe material provided within the package 30 may be any natural orsynthetic woven or nonwoven material. In particular, the material may beany airlaid, hydrospun and/or hydroentangled nonwoven substrate known tothose skilled in the art. The wipes can be provided in a web or rollform with perforations located between individual wipes, or the wipescan be provided in stack in either a folded, interfolded, or unfoldedconfiguration as is well known to those skilled in the art. As will beappreciated, the configuration of the wipes disposed within the package30 are provided in substantially the same manner as the wipe productoriginally provided with a preexisting/reused container 20, so that thepackage 30 can be easily used as a refill pack within the container 20.Accordingly, in certain preferred embodiments of the present invention,the type of material, size, shape, fold style and/or perforation patternof the replacement wipe product is substantially the same as theoriginally provided wipe product.

Turning now to FIGS. 1 and 2, the soft package 30 is configured toretain a roll of wipes 32. The package 30 is constructed of asubstantially flexible, thin film or packaging material, including, butnot limited to plastics, coated papers, foils or a combination thereof.The flexible packaging material used to construct the present inventioncan be selected based on the type of wipe contained therein, andtherefore, can be selected based on such factors, including but notlimited to, moisture content and compositions included on the product,wet strength of the packaging material, the permeability of thematerial, required storage life of the product and desired materialrecycling characteristics. It will be appreciated that the flexiblematerial is preferably provided with sufficient integrity or strengththat the package 30, once constructed, can be displayed in a stand-alonemanner.

The package 30, in its simplest form, is a four-piece constructionincluding a bottom piece 34, a top piece 36 having a dispensing opening37, a sidewall sheet 38, and a lid piece 40 having a tab 41. Thesidewall sheet 38 forms the main body portion of the soft package 30 andincludes top and bottom edges 42 and 44, opposing side edges 46 and 48and interior and exterior surfaces 50 and 52. Each of the bottom, top,sidewall and lid pieces of the package preferably comprise a unitary orsingle piece of material.

The exterior surface 52 of the sidewall sheet 38 can be provided,preferably before assembly, with indicia (not shown in the FIGS.) thatincludes branding information, product details, manufacturer and otherconsumer information. This information can be printed directly on to theflexible packaging material, or the material can be coated with aprintable label material, as will be well known to those skilled in theart. The exterior surfaces of the bottom piece, top piece and lid piecemay also be provided with indicia.

As illustrated in FIG. 2, the package 30 is constructed by forming thegenerally rectangular, sidewall sheet 38 into an open-ended tube orcylinder so that the edges 46 and 48 are aligned and abut or overlapeach other. The edges 46 and 48 are secured together using an adhesive,welds or by any means known to those skilled in the art suitable forsealing the edges of the flexible packaging material together. Becausethe roll of wipes 32 is preferably to be a roll or a stack of wet wipes,the edges 46 and 48 together form a substantially impermeable seal 49.

The bottom piece 34 is then secured to the sidewall sheet 38 at thebottom edge 44 thereof and disposed substantially perpendicular thereto,enclosing a bottom 54 of the package 30. As illustrated in FIG. 6, thebottom piece 34 includes an outer edge 61 folded in a downward directionand sealed to the interior surface of the sidewall sheet 38. The foldedouter edge 61 of the bottom piece 34 provides a lip 56 at the bottom 54of the package 30. Alternatively, the bottom piece 34 can be adheredflush to the bottom edge 44 of the sidewall sheet 38. The bottom piece38 is sealed to the sidewall sheet 38 using adhesive, welds or by anymeans known to those skilled in the art suitable for substantiallyimpermeably sealing the edges of the flexible packaging materialtogether.

The sidewall sheet 38 and the bottom piece 34 together form an interiorcompartment 55 for retaining the roll of wipes 32. The compartment 55 ispreferably sized so that the roll of wipes 32 easily fits therein, withthe outer edges of the roll of wipes close adjacent to and/or contactingthe inside surface of the interior compartment, to minimize unoccupiedspace within the package 30. Once the bottom 54 of the package 30 issealed, the roll of wipes 32 is placed into the interior compartment 55of the package 30 along with any liquid compositions 33 required for thewipe product. The liquid composition, if provided, can be also put on tothe wipe product before it is inserted into the package 30.

The top piece 36 is secured to the sidewall sheet 38 substantially nearthe top edge 42 thereof, disposed substantially perpendicular thereto.As illustrated in FIG. 6, the top piece 36 includes an outer edge 63that is folded upwardly and secured to the interior surface 50 of thesidewall sheet 38. The folded outer edge 63 of the top piece 36 providesa lip 58 at the top 60 of the package 30. The top piece 36 can besecured to the sidewall sheet 38 using adhesive, welds or by any meansknown to those skilled in the art suitable for sealing the edges of theflexible packaging material together. It will be appreciated that thelips 56 and 58 can help provide the assembled soft package 30 withsufficient rigidity and/or stability to allow the package to stand onits bottom 54, in an upright position for display purposes.

The lid piece 40 is secured to the package 30 around the dispensingopening 37 of the top piece 36 to provide a temporary seal between thelid piece 40 and the top piece 36 before the package is open by theuser. The seal may be formed using welds and/or adhesive 60. If anadhesive is used, the adhesive 60 may be of any type known to thoseskilled in the art that will permit the lid piece 40 to be peeled awayfrom and/or removed from the package 30 by the user. The welds oradhesive 60 is sufficient to provide a substantially impermeable sealbetween the lid piece 40 and the top piece 36 of the package 30 toretain moisture in the package before the package is opened. However,the method of sealing the package closed is selected to allow a user toeasily remove the lid piece 40 without damaging the remaining portionsof the package, or rupturing any of the seals between the remainingportions of the package.

The soft package 30 of the present invention is preferably constructedwith a minimum number of pieces, reducing the manufacturing and assemblycosts traditional rigid, plastic container packaging. The soft package30 of the present invention is lightweight and less expensive totransport during distribution and use. In addition, when the roll ofwipes 32 within the package 30 is exhausted by the user, the package 30of the present invention can be compressed and recycled or thrown away,minimizing space occupied by the discarded package 30 in the trash or inlandfills.

As illustrated in FIG. 3, the soft package 30 is inserted into theproduct container 20. Preferably, the dimensions of the soft package 30are configured so that the package 30 snugly fits into the container 20.In this way, the soft package 30 is not likely to fall out of thecontainer. Accordingly, it will be readily appreciated by those skilledin the art that the size and shape of the package 30 is preferablydictated by the size and shape of the original/preexisting wipescontainer, and as such, the package 30 is cylindrical. The package 30can also be sized to fit a number of different containers or canistersso that it may be used as a refill for original rigid containers orcanister products supplied by different manufacturers, but all having anoverall cylindrical shape.

Indeed, FIG. 9 illustrates a soft sided package 70 having a generallyoval shape. The package 70 is constructed in substantially the samemanner as the package 30 shown in FIGS. 1 through 6, except that thesidewall sheet 38 is configured in an oval to fit a generallyoval-shaped container or canister. Consistent with the broader aspectsof the present invention, the sidewall sheet 38 can be formed into anenclosure 99 of any shape having an open top 101 and an open bottom 103.For example, to construct a square enclosure, the sidewall sheet can befolded into four sections and secured at its opposing edges 46 and 48 toprovide a generally rectangular or square enclosure. In this case, eachof the bottom and the top pieces would also be generally rectangular orsquare in shape in order to attach to the top and bottom edges of thesidewall sheet 38.

Turning next to FIGS. 4 through 6, during use, the lid piece 40 ispeeled away from the top 60 of the package by the user using the tab 41.While a portion of the lid 40 may be left in place on the package, it ispreferable that the lid piece 40 be completely separated from thepackage and thrown away. A container lid 72 having an open bottomportion 74 is secured to an open end 76 of the wipes container 20 toretain the soft package 30 in place therein. The container lid 72 may besecured to the container 20 by threads, snap fit or by any meansprovided by the container manufacturer. The container lid 72 alsoincludes a closed top portion 78 that is preferably hinged to the bottomportion 74 for opening and closing the container 20 of wipes. The topportion 78 may preferably include a ridge 80 which acts as a moistureseal when the container 20 is closed.

As will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, the container lid 72is provided with a dispensing mechanism or wipe retainer 82 which allowsthe user to individually dispense and perforate the wipes in the roll ofwipes 32. As illustrated in FIG. 5, once the lid 40 has been removedfrom the package 30, an end 84 of a wipe 86 is drawn from the roll ofwipes 32 through the dispensing opening 37 in the top 60 of the package30 and is fed through the dispensing mechanism 82 of the container 20.The top portion 78 of the container lid 72 is closed over the softpackage 30 within the container 20 when the wipe product is not in use.

The soft package 30 is useful in refilling a pre-existing emptycontainer or canister of wipes. When the wipes in the soft package 30are exhausted, the entire package 30 is removed from the container 20and a new soft package 30 can be inserted into the container,significantly reducing the need for the consumer to rebuy a rigidplastic container, thus reducing costs to the consumer, and alsoreducing the amount of waste associated with wetted wipe rigidcontainers. Further, the soft package 30 can be used alone, apart fromthe container 20, if desired.

Turning now to FIGS. 7 and 8, an alternate embodiment of a soft package90 of the present invention is shown. Like the soft package 30, the softpackage 90 includes the bottom piece 34, the top piece 36 having andispensing opening 37 and the sidewall sheet 38. The sidewall sheet 38is formed into an open ended cylinder, with the bottom piece 34 sealedto the bottom edge 44 and the top piece 36 sealed to the top edge 42thereof. The package 90 is constructed of a substantially flexible thinfilm or packaging material, as recited above, including, but not limitedto plastics, coated papers, foils or a combination thereof.

The package 90 further includes a resealable canister lid 92 permanentlysecured to the package 90 near the top edge 42 of the sheet 38.Preferably, the canister lid 92 is secured around the exterior surface52 of the sidewall sheet 38. The lid 90 includes an open bottom portion96 and a closed top portion 98 that is preferably hinged to the bottomportion 96 for opening and closing the soft package 90 of wipes. The topportion 98 may preferably include a ridge 100 which acts as asubstantially impermeable seal to close the soft package 90 when theproduct is not in use.

The lid 90 is provided with a dispensing mechanism or wipe retainer 102which allows the user to individually dispense and perforate the wipesin the roll of wipes 32. As illustrated in FIG. 8, once the lid 92 ofthe package 90 has been opened, the end 84 of the wipe 86 from the rollof wipes 32 is fed through the dispensing mechanism 102 so that the usermay access the wipe.

The lid 92 is constructed of a substantially rigid material and/or amaterial of sufficient rigidity to allow a wipe to be retained in thedispensing mechanism 102 and easily perforated from the remainder of thewipes by a pulling force or tension by the user. The lid 92 is securedto the flexible package 90 using an adhesive or another method thatpermits the wipes to be pulled from the package and perforated, withoutthe lid 92 becoming separated from the sheet 38. The lid 92 may also befastened, threaded and/or snap fitted on to the top of the sidewall. Inthis way, a stand alone, soft wipes package is provided that ismanufactured of a minimum number of components, and that also can becompressed are thrown away, occupying less space than traditionalplastic, or molded wipes containers.

Although the foregoing description of the present invention has beenshown and described with reference to particular embodiments andapplications thereof, it has been presented for purposes of illustrationand description and is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit theinvention to the particular embodiments and applications disclosed. Itwill be apparent to those having ordinary skill in the art that a numberof changes, modifications, variations, or alterations to the inventionas described herein may be made, none of which depart from the spirit orscope of the present invention. The particular embodiments andapplications were chosen and described to provide the best illustrationof the principles of the invention and its practical application tothereby enable one of ordinary skill in the art to utilize the inventionin various embodiments and with various modifications as are suited tothe particular use contemplated. All such changes, modifications,variations, and alterations should therefore be seen as being within thescope of the present invention as determined by the appended claims wheninterpreted in accordance with the breadth to which they are fairly,legally, and equitably entitled.

1. A wipes packaging system comprising: substantially flexible sidewallsheet formed into an open cylinder having first and second ends andinterior and exterior surfaces; a substantially flexible solid bottompiece having an outer edge substantially impermeably sealed to theinside surface of the first end of the cylinder; a substantiallyflexible top piece having a top surface and an outer edge substantiallyimpermeably sealed to the inside surface of the second end of thecylinder, the top piece including a dispensing opening formed therein,wherein the cylinder, the bottom piece and the top piece form aninterior compartment; a coreless roll of perforated wipes disposedwithin the interior compartment; and a substantially flexible lid pieceremovably sealed to the top surface of the top piece around thedispensing opening.
 2. The wipes packaging system of claim 1, whereinthe exterior surface of the cylinder includes indicia applied thereto.3. The wipes packaging system of claim 1, wherein the outer edge of thebottom piece is substantially impermeably sealed to the inside surfaceof the first end of the cylinder by at least one of welds and adhesive.4. The wipes packaging system of claim 1, where the outer edge of thetop piece is substantially impermeably sealed to the inside surface ofthe second end of the cylinder by at least one of welds and adhesive. 5.The wipes packaging system of claim 1, wherein the coreless roll ofperforated wipes further comprises a liquid composition.
 6. The wipespackaging system of claim 5, wherein the liquid composition includes atleast one of a cleaning composition, a sanitizing composition and apersonal hygiene composition.
 7. The wipes packaging system of claim 1,wherein the coreless roll of perforated wipes is constructed of anonwoven material.
 8. The wipes packaging system of claim 1, wherein thelid piece further comprises a tab extending away from the top piece. 9.The wipes packaging system of claim 1, wherein the lid piece isremovably sealed to the top surface of the top piece around thedispensing opening using at least one of an adhesive and a weld.
 10. Thewipes packaging system of claim 1, wherein each of the sidewall sheet,the bottom piece, the top piece and the lid piece are constructed of asubstantially flexible material including at least one of plastic, foiland coated paper materials.
 11. A wetted wipes packaging system for usein refilling a rigid wipes container, the packaging system consistingof: a substantially flexible sidewall sheet formed into an open cylinderhaving first and second ends and interior and exterior surfaces; asubstantially flexible solid bottom piece having an outer edgesubstantially impermeably sealed to the inside surface of the first endof the cylinder; a substantially flexible top piece having a top surfaceand an outer edge substantially impermeably sealed to the inside surfaceof the second end of the cylinder, the top piece including a dispensingopening formed therein, wherein the cylinder, the bottom piece and thetop piece form an interior compartment; a coreless roll of perforatedwipes disposed within the interior compartment; and a substantiallyflexible lid piece removably sealed to the top surface of the top piecearound the dispensing opening.
 12. A wipes packaging system comprising:a flexible package including a first piece forming an enclosure havingan interior surface, an exterior surface and first and second open ends,a second piece having an outer edge sealing the first end of the tubeclosed; a third piece having an outer edge sealed to the inside surfaceof the second end of the tube, the third piece including a dispensingopening formed therein, wherein first, second and third pieces form aninterior compartment; and a coreless roll of perforated wipes disposedwithin the interior compartment, wherein the flexible package furtherincludes a fourth piece secured to the package around the dispensingopening and closing off the second open end of the tube.
 13. The wipespackaging system of claim 12, wherein each of the first, second, thirdand fourth pieces are constructed of a single piece of flexible materialincluding at least one of plastic, foil and coated paper.
 14. The wipespackaging system of claim 12, wherein first piece is substantiallyrectangular in shape having first and second opposing edges, the firstand second edges secured to each other to form a generally tubularenclosure.
 15. The wipes packaging system of claim
 12. wherein firstpiece is provided with fold lines to form a substantially rectangularenclosure.
 16. The wipes packaging system of claim
 12. wherein thefourth piece is flexible and removably secured to the package.
 17. Thewipes packaging system of claim
 13. wherein the fourth piece is aremovable lid having a tab.
 18. The wipes packaging system of claim 12.wherein the fourth piece comprises a substantially rigid, resealable lidincluding an open bottom portion permanently sealed around the exteriorsurface of the enclosure and a closed top portion hinged to the openbottom portion of the lid, the bottom portion also including a wipesdispensing mechanism configured to retain an end of a wipe from the rollof perforated wipes.
 19. A soft-sided, wipes packaging systemcomprising: substantially flexible sidewall sheet constructed of asingle piece of material and formed into an enclosure having first andsecond open ends and interior and exterior surfaces; a substantiallyflexible solid bottom piece constructed of a single piece of materialand having a folded outer edge substantially impermeably sealed to theinside surface of the first end of the enclosure; a substantiallyflexible top piece constructed of a single piece of material and havinga top surface and a folded outer edge substantially impermeably sealedto the inside surface of the second end of the enclosure, the top pieceincluding a dispensing opening formed therein, wherein the enclosure,the bottom piece and the top piece form an interior compartment; aplurality of individual wipes disposed within the interior compartment;and a rigid lid having an open bottom portion permanently sealed aroundthe exterior surface of the enclosure and a closed top portion hinged tothe open bottom portion of the lid, the bottom portion also including awipes dispensing mechanism configured to retain an end of a wipe fromthe roll of perforated wipes.
 20. The wipes package of claim 19, whereinthe wipes further comprise a liquid composition including at least oneof a cleaning composition, a sanitizing composition and a personalhygiene composition.
 21. The wipes package of claim 19, wherein theplurality of wipes are provided in one of a folded stack, an interfoldedstack and a roll of perforated wipes.